John Turturro does fine job in directorial debut Mac * * * (Alliance) Rated 14 years (at the Royal Centre) HERE ARE two ways to do things,”’ dad lectured from his coffin, “My way and the right way ... and they’re both the same!’ That was when he was dead. When dad was alive, he advised his son to toughen callouses by “doing pee-pee on your hands — not ail the time, just now and again.” Ah, such pearls. ‘ it’s 1954 and the Vitali brothers Mac (lohn Turturro), Bruno (Carl Capotorto) and Vico (Michael Badalucco) are burying their father (who really is dead despite the advice from beyond). Later, they get together and buy some land to carry an the Vitali tradition of constructing fine houses at affordable prices. But even the world’s best-built house is going to be a hard seil when the land is flanked by a cow pasture (““Cooh, what's that smell?”’) and an asylum (Oooh, what’s that shrieking?’’). That, however, is hardly Mac’s main problem. Bruno prefers women and painting to gruelling 5 a.m.-to-9 p.m. manual labor under ‘his workaholic big brother, while little brother Vico just wants to get a date. Ambitious Mac is driven. His brothers are being driven crazy. John Turturro nat only does a fine job as an actor, but as a direc- Du Pont Certified STAINMASTER® Carpet is standards sui by Du Pont. To you, that mean time. And of course, most stains clean up ¢ Tim Bell FILM REVIEW tor/co-writer he achieves sonie superb moments as well. A fight scene that erupts between Mac and a dishonest contractor, Polowski (Olek Krupa), is 180 degrees from the usual glamorized Hollywood fisticuffs, degenerating into a grunting, comic shoving match. Turturro also shows an offbeat and likable style for comedy, let- ting the laughs rise naturally from the characters. While male roles De are exceptionally well rounded, the female ones are sketchy. Still, Katherine Borowitz (Turturro’s real-life wife) as Mac's patient, assertive wife, Alice, is terrific while Ellen Barkin has fun going bohemian as a beat poet/lust ob- ject named Oona. The only problem with the movie is the slow pacing. If only Mac-the-film were as driven as Mac-the-character (or even as driven as Mack-the-truck), the film would have bypassed those long stretches of film, But as a tribute to his laborer fa- ther, perhaps Turturro couldn't distance himself enough to be ruthless in the editing room. The Thin Man Collection * ke & V2 (MGM/UA Home Video) Unrated In 1934, William Powell and Myrna Loy teamed for a quick two-week shoot that ended up sunning for 14 years. When Dashiel Hammett's The Thin Man came to the screen, Nick and Nora Charles proved an im- mediate hit with their playful banter, high-ball lifestyle and taste for murder mystery. (Actually Nora likes to crack a case while Nick prefers to crack a case of Scotch). See Series page 24 nufactured of the finest premium nylon to quality twill stay looking new and beautiful along, long y with soup and water. Even after 24 hours. Come and see STAINMASTER, the total performance carpet, with warranties covering stains. wear and siatic protection? Remember, if it doesn't say Du Pont, its not a STAINMASTER carpet. See wartanty For details TWILIGHT ourstanding saxony value BRAMBLE TWIST $90 practical hardwearing trackless rey VISCOUNT 30 fabulous colours Boarrntt reg. $27.95 ets Since 1907 ABERFOYLE designer velvet plush : rep. $39.95 MANPARIN elegant velvet finish °2 Vive tey. $27.95 EVENING SHADES $y ey a5 luxsurions plush saya. beauciful band rep, 335.95 *Cemta ation tatk ob EG du Poin de Seanours and Company KOS. 1174 Marine Drive, N. Van (at Pemberton Ave.) Man-Wed 9:00-5:30 Thurs-Fri 9:00-7:09 Saturday 9:00-5:00 986-6699 Wednesday, March 24, 1993 - North Shore News - 23 Artropolis deadiine nears TIME IS slipping away for those artists interested in) submitting work to Artropolis ‘93, A proposal, slides and $10 entry fee should be mailed. to Artropolis, Box 3294, Van- couver, V6B 3X9, by April 1, For more information about B.C.'s largest art show of the year, phone 689-5811. ‘RRM AINNG TERS. All remaining liquidation stationery, office supplies, toys & more. They're almost gone, so our selection will vary by store. Ali sales are final.